Explosive composition
US4764230A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 1987 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC06B47/00
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A water-in-oil emulsion explosive composition comprising: a discontinuous aqueous oxidizer-phase comprising dissolved therein an oxygen releasing salt component comprising ammonium nitrate; a continuous organic-phase comprising an organic fuel; and an emulsifying agent and characterized in that the oxygen-releasing salt component comprises at least one modifier selected from compounds of elements selected from the group consisting of aluminium, iron and silicon and wherein the oxidizer-phase comprises dissolved therein at least one polycarboxylate compound selected from polycarboxylic acids and salts thereof.
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